A potential metallographic technique for the investigation of pipe bombings

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 945-960

  Walsh, Graham A ^a   Inal, Osman T ^a   Romero, Van D ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black powder; Explosives; Forensic science; Improvised explosive devices; Materials science; Metal shock interactions; Metallurgy; Pipe bombs; Smokeless powder

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANFO; COMPOSITION C4; DETASHEET; DYNAMITE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PROPELLANT; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EXPLOSION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HARDNESS; METALLURGY; POWDER; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0041318801     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002212     Document Type: Article

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